Brazilian Foreign Minister to visit Cuba
Amid the controversy over the More Doctors program, Brazilian Foreign Minister Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, travels to Cuba after a visit to Jamaica that began on Thursday, reported EFE.
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Defying Threats to Journalism, Jeremy Scahill & Glenn Greenwald Launch New Venture, The Intercept
Investigative journalists Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald join us for their first interview upon launching The Intercept, their new digital magazine published by First Look Media, the newly formed media venture started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Greenwald is the journalist who first broke the story about Edward Snowden’s disclosures on the National Security Agency.
Read MoreNorth Korean Ship that Transported Cuban Weapons Free to Leave Panama
The Chong Chon Gang, a North Korean freighter that attempted to transport hidden Cuban weapons in a shipment of sugar, has been given the OK to leave Panama after being detained for seven months.
Read MoreBan Ki-Moon Visits Cuba’s ELAM Med School
UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon visited the Havana based Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) on Tuesday morning. He thanked Cuba for what he called “a great contribution to be in the main line of health in the world, and be at the forefront of South-South cooperation.”
Read MoreRemembering Pete Seeger in His Own Words & Songs
The legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger died Monday at the age of 94. For nearly seven decades, Seeger was a musical and political icon who helped create the modern American folk music movement. We air highlights of two appearances by Seeger on Democracy Now!, including one of his last television interviews recorded just four months ago.
Read MoreCuba: Raul Castro criticizes “outside interference” in Latin America
Cuban President Raul Castro warned today about threats of “foreign interference” in Latin America and the Caribbean by the “centers of power that are not resigned to losing control of the region.” He spoke at the opening of the Summit of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (CELAC) in Havana.
Read MoreFidel Castro with Dilma Rousseff in Cuba
Fidel Castro met on Monday with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at a meeting in which they discussed the recent expansion of the port of Mariel. Photos of the encounter taken by Fidel’s son Alex Castro appeared in the official cubadebate.cu website.
Read MoreCuba: Castro & Rousseff Cut the Ribbon at Mariel
President Raul Castro and his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff today inaugurated the first part of the container terminal at the port of Mariel, Cuba’s largest current infrastructure project, funded with support from Brazil,
Read MoreFidel Castro has Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez over for Lunch
Fidel Castro hosted a luncheon for Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Sunday at his home on the west side of Havana. No photos have yet to be released of the two leaders.
Read MoreCuba Welcomes Dilma Rousseff and Evo Morales for CELAC Summit
The presidents of Brazil and Bolivia, Dilma Rousseff and Evo Morales, arrived Sunday in Cuba to take part in the CELAC summit on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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